Morning journal and courier., 1887-02-10

Torrington, for grade crossings on the Nau- gatuck railroad in Torrington and a new highway was under consideration. The petition and accompanying bill were supported by the selectmen, by Insurance Commissioner Tyler and by A. F. Migeon. The general grounds of the bill were said to be public convenience in making private crossing into public highway MT Gideon H. Welch appeared as counsel for the petitioners. It was said that the es- tablishing of this crossing might do away with the one now existing. Dr. Cummings, of New Britain, testified briefly on the danger of grade crossings as connected with the whistling of trains, his point being the misleading information given by whistles when the sound is reflected from hills or buildings House bill 134 was then taken up. It repeals the provisions of the existing law which give the railroad commissioners the power to determine who shall pay the cost of abolishing grade crossings when the crossings are discontinued by their order. It also provides that when the commissioners order grade crossing discontinued, the rail- road company shall pay the whole cost.
 1n0 h0V. MIL Auhu1S 5dlu OAOAO WOAO All teen or twenty grade crossings in Fairfield, all of which are dangerous. He didn't be- lieve in the towns bearing heavy expense to protect the lives of it's people against the consequence of great development of busi- ness in corporation. Mir. W. B. Glover, of Fairfield, strongly favored the bill and said it represented the general feeling of the people Io o;. Tba of prada arOsa10O depends on the same circumstances which make the road successful.
 Attorney Henry c. Robinson appeared and said the towns contributed to the danger. Both kinds of legitimate travel are useful; we both have 8 right to protection. The travellers in a car have just the same rights as those in carriage. Senate bill S6 was next road. It provides that every railroad before paying dividend shall report to the railroad commissioners what sum It has paid in the previous year to abolish grade cross | ings which the towns were required to con | tribute. That no railroad snail pay more l than per cent. dividends except it has paic | in the previous year for removing grade | crossings sum equal to the surplus of divi- | dends above 8 per cent. The penalty IS z | fine equal to the excess of dividend declared l and proceeds from this source are to be useo 1 in abolishing grade crossings. There was nc hearing on the bill ss the parties interested l were not prepared. The meeting then ad | iourned until tomorrow afternoon, when l | is expected that House bill 58, fixing fares I not to exceed 3 1-2 cents per mile, will b. l heard
 l The judiciary committee met shortly aftel 1 the House adjourned this afternoon intend | ing to give hearing on the bills relating tt 1 appointments and terms of office of th' | county commissioners, but no one appearing to be heard in regard to the matter the com nIittee went into executive session. Ihli committee has not yet determined whether the revision of the statutes had better bt considered on day set apart to which th' t legislature may adjourn to, or had better b. | left to the commission itself to perform con | ditions precedent to re enactment. The. | have also so far done nothing with the Ag11 cultural college fund and the Scientific schoo | matter It is now thought probable that l secret ballot bill will be reported by the judi | ciary, but it will not be MT. Kings. It vii | be simpler in its makeup. 1 The labor committee meeting was largel. | attended this afternoon. House bills l5, 3 | and 70 regarding hours of labor were dis | cussed by the opponents and supporters o the bills. Senator Hall spoke in favor ot ten hour law. Charles Leonard, of Hart fond, thought if the law was adopted 1 would b as well for the benefit of the Stat
 as for the people. He spoke at length in ia
 vor of the law. Representative Milner, c 1 Plainfield, advocated his own bill, No. 7U 1 which is known as the Rhode Island bill an | which was printed in the COURIER yesterday 1 Representative B. s. Thompson, of ThomI l son. thought the time had come when a te
 hour law should be enacted. The genera feeling of the people about the section wher l come from, said the speaker, IS strongl
 in favor of such law. Representativ
 Kehoe, of New Britain, made an amendmer
 to the bill. He wanted clause lnserte ! fan ahn71d fE
 factory run over sixty hours week. IT
 hearing then adjourned until to -morr ow a
 ternoon.
 House bill AT, for a State printing ofic
 came before the committee on appropriation
 this afternoon. The bill was introduced [
 Representative King fortnight ago. It pr | yides for the establishment in Hartford b | fore January 1, 1888, at an expense not
 exceed $1O0, ,O0O. of a State printing off | which shall be of sufficient capacity to
 all the printing, stereotyping, engraVln
 lithographing and binding for the States d
 partments. The bill also provides that t
 office shall be under the charge ot praet1c
 printer, and regulates the conditions
 which employees are to be hired. T
 bill is mainly a copy of the New Yo
 law on the same subject. Only one pers
 appeared to be heard in connecti
 with the bill and the hearing adjourned ss
 lv. It is not thought probable the bill W
 
 board of health: ''I do not think that it wor
 be practicable. The reports, etc., are printed at about the same time of the y
 and it would take an office of very large , commodations to do the work, and the r
 of the year it would have to go idle.'
 LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
 Next Tuesday the States prison commit U will hear the resolution releasing from Sta
 prison John H. Davis, under life sentel !. for being treacherously implicated in murder of Night Watchman Shipman.
 Senator Summers Capitol furniture {
 grounds committee are still laboring with ou proposition to provide the bank commissi
 CTS with new office handy to vault
 The tax commission is waiting for m " copies of it's report, that it may distrib !" them more extensively among the leg.slatt u Then it will be ready for an assignment S fore the committee on finance in support ut it's positions.
 iy The Whites manikin bill, which was int 1a duced by Senator Sumner by request of as as Speaker Tibbits, ,twould compel each sch es district to procure manikin with which ce teach physiology and hygiene. A mani be was alluded to as necessary in connection tI | the board of education in it's annual rep' af- The committee on humane institutions ng that on appropriations will visit the Sef d for 1mbeciles on Friday.
 of The committee on cities and boroughs b m n thrown out the bill for the extension of no borough limits of Ansonia to include to W tie Ansonia.
 nd It is expected some important disclos'
 will be made before the committee heal - tomorrow concerning county commission
 taking illegal fees.
 New Haveners seen about the Capitol To se to day were Dr. c. P. Lindsley, who was rS nSs | tending 8 meeting of the State boar ss, health, Postmaster Benjamin R. Engl on Prof. Brewer, Alexander Troup.
 eaas as There will be important hearings conc io ing New Haven interests before several c Rf I-s2L... 4<. =, >s,.x.,,v Pafora the incorr